Vessel · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3041232
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Ole Jensen, Denmark (1963)Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
terracotta, dark brown engobe, spherical body and long neck, ornamentally decorated, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
pottery of the Mangbetu is distinguished by powerful shaping which in its ceramic creations, excluding figures, reminds of the archaic specimen of the Peruvian Chavin culture.
The object Vessel with the object ID 3041232 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 81 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Stößel, Arnulf, Afrikanische Keramik, München 1984, p. 330, ill. 302